David Bowie: The Last 5 Years to air on Foxtel Arts

This weekend Foxtel Arts airs David Bowie: The Last 5 Years a must-see film for fans of the musical icon.

This film takes a detailed look at Bowie’s last albums, The Next Day and Blackstar, and his play Lazarus. In his final five years, Bowie not only began producing music again, but returned to the core and defining themes of his career. This film explores how Bowie was a far more consistent artist than many interpretations of his career would have us believe. It traces the core themes from his final works and relates them to his incredible back catalogue. His urge to communicate feelings of spirituality, alienation and fame underpin his greatest works from the 1960s to 2016. This is what lies at the heart of his success and appeal – music that deals with what it means to be human in a way that goes far beyond the normal palette of a rock star.

David Bowie: The Last 5 Years premieres Saturday January 6 at 9.30pm on Foxtel Arts.